PC23, March 27-29, 2017, Washington DC

Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF)
Participants Committee (PC23) Meeting 
DRAFT AGENDA
 
Logistics Note (English)
Agenda (English, Español, Français) 
 
Participants Committee Meeting (PC23) - Monday, March 27 (DAY 1)
8:00 - 8:30
  Registration
  1. Opening of Participants Committee Meeting (PC23)
8:30 – 9:00

      a. Welcome

  • Karin Kemper, Senior Director of Environment and Natural Resources, World Bank 
  • James Close, Director of Climate Change, World Bank
9:00 – 9:15

      b. Review and approval of meeting agenda

Co-Chairs:

  • Angelo Sartori, Chile (on behalf of REDD Country Participants)
  • Nicholas Duval-Mace, Canada (on behalf of Donor Participants)
9:15 – 9:30

       c. Overview of contact groups and PC Resolutions

  • Sachiko Morita, Legal Department, World Bank (Presentation) 

9:30 – 10:15

d. FMT update on progress made since PC22

  • Ellysar Baroudy, Program Coordinator, Facility Management Team (FMT) (Presentation) 
2. Facility Issues 
10:15 – 11:15

        a. Decisions on Allocations of Available Funding - resolution sought (English, Español, Français)
11:15 – 11:45 Coffee break 
3. Mid-Term Progress Reports with requests for additional funding
11:45 – 1:00

     a. Colombia – resolution sought

b. Sudan – resolution sought
1:00 - 2:15 Lunch and contact group on draft PC Resolution for Sudan 
 
 
2:15 – 3:30
 
 
 

       c. Honduras – resolution sought
3:30 - 4:00

Coffee break
4:00 - 5:15 

    d. Cameroon – resolution sought (Statement) 
5:15 onwards Contact groups on draft PC Resolutions 
   
 
Tuesday, March 28 (DAY 2)
4. Readiness Packages
8:30 – 9:00

      a. Assessment Framework: Setting the stage for R-Package Reviews
9:00 – 10:30  

      b. Mozambique – resolution sought
10:30 - 11:00 Coffee break
2. Facility Issues (continued) 
11:00 – 1:00

      b. Second Evaluation of the FCPF – Draft Action Plan (English, Français, Español) 

  • Overall update on evaluation, including Draft Action Plan on Evaluation Recommendations (Co-chairs of Oversight Committee/FMT) (Presentation) 
  • Proposals for implementation of Evaluation Recommendations per Draft Action Plan (Part 1)
    • Update on IP/CSO capacity building program and evaluation recommendations (see Evaluation: RF&CF Recommendation R4) (Nicolas Soikan, FMT) – For feedback and potential decisions on any budget implications (Presentation) 
    • Knowledge and communications strategy (see Evaluation: RF&CF Recommendation R7) (Nina Doetinchem and Breen Byrnes, FMT) (English, Français, Español) – Strategy for feedback only; associated budget for decision as part of consolidated budget proposal (Presentation) 
    • Strengthening readiness support to countries (see Evaluation: RF Recommendation R1) (Mirko Serkovic, FMT) (English, Français, Español) – For feedback (Presentation) 
    • Enhancing efficiency and addressing excessive delays in Grant agreement implementation (see Evaluation: RF Recommendations R2 and R4) (Simon Whitehouse, FMT) (English, Français) – For feedback; linked to resolution on agenda item 2a. (Presentation)
1:00 – 2:15

Lunch 
2:15 – 3:00

      c. Fiscal Year 2018 Budget – resolution sought (English, Français, Español) 
3:00 – 4:30

Contact groups on draft PC Resolutions
4:30 – 5:00

Coffee break 
5:00 - 6:30  Contact groups on draft PC Resolutions 
 
Wednesday, March 29 (DAY 3)
5. Other Issues
9:00 - 9:30 

      a. Update on Gabon’s Readiness progress (Presentation) 

 
9:30 – 11:00

      b. Updates on other initiatives

  • Green Climate Fund (Juan Chang, GCF) (Presentation) 
  • Information on Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation under ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) (Brad Schallert, WWF US) (Presentation) 
11:00 – 11:30

Coffee break
11:30 – 12:45

Contact groups on draft PC Resolutions 
12:45 – 2:00

Lunch 
2. Facility Issues (continued) 
2:00 – 4:00

     d. Second Evaluation of the FCPF – Draft Action Plan (Part 2 – Issues for feedback)

  • Proposals for implementation of Evaluation Recommendations per Draft Action Plan (Part 2)
    • Strengthening support for SESA and guidance on consultations and communications during ER-PD preparation (See Evaluation: RF Recommendation R3) (Nicolas Soikan, FMT) (Presentation) 
    • Strengthening alignment of Delivery Partner country engagement strategies and countries’ REDD+ agendas (See Evaluation: RF&CF Recommendation R1) (Neeta Hooda, FMT) (Presentation) 
    • Update on gender (See Evaluation: RF&CF Recommendation R5) (Nicolas Soikan, FMT) (Presentation)
4:00 - 4:30  Coffee break 
6. Closing
4:30 – 5:00

      a. Adoption of PC resolutions (Sachiko Morita, Legal Department, World Bank)

      1. Cameroon Additional Funding Request (English, Français, Español) 

      2. Colombia Additional Funding Request (English, Français, Español) 

      3. Honduras Additional Funding Request (English, Français, Español) 

      4. Sudan Additional Funding Request (English, Français, Español) 

      5. Endorsement of Mozambique's Readiness Package (English, Français, Español) 

      6. Allocations of Available Funding in the Readiness Fund (English, Français, Español) 

      7. Approval of the FY18 Annual Budget for the Readiness Fund (English, Français, Español) 
5:00 – 5:15

      b. Next meetings (Stephanie Tam, FMT) (Presentation) 
5:15 – 5:30

      c. Co-Chairs' Conclusions
5:30

End of PC23 meeting
5:30 – 6:00

Buses leave hotel for reception at the World Bank